Flower-pot.



. m. 659,164. Patented Mar; 5', i901.'

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FLUWER PUT. (Applietion med .june-s, woo.)

man l1 UNITED STATES PATENT EErcE.

HENRY E. GUYN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO GEORGE L. H. GUYN, OF SAME PLACE.

FLOWER-POT.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent NO. 669,164, dated March 5, 1901.

Application liled June 8, 1900- Serial No. 19,594. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom, it may concern.:

Beit known that I, HENRY E. GUYN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Flower-Pot, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to iiower-potsin general, and more particularly to that class designed for indoor use, where it is desired that they shall be ornamental and shall not leak, the object of the invention being to provide a composite pot including several telescopic members and means for facilitating the raising of the flower-holding member.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specication, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure l is a vertical section taken through the Water-holding member ofthe pot and showing the f'lower or earth holding meinber in elevation, the two-part exterior casing being opened and partly broken away. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing one form of handle for the earth-holding member of the pot and through the medium of which it may be raised. Fig. 3 is a plan View of the supporting-disk, which is disposed adjacent the bottom of the Water holding member and which receives and supports the dirt or earth holding member. Fig. 4 is a perspective View showing a modi tlcation of handle.

Referring now to the drawings, the pot comprises an inner earth-holding member 5, of usual form, which is tapered downwardly and has the usual flange 6 at its upper end and on its outer face, said member having also a central opening in its bottom, said bottom being disposed slightly above the lower end of the side of the member to form a resting or supporting fiange 8.

The second member of the flower-pot consists of an impervious frusto-conical vessel -9, which directly receives the earth holding member 5, the member 5 resting directly upon a supporting-disk 10, having a diameter slightly greater than the member 9 at its bottom, so that said disk will rest with its periphery against the inner face of the member 9, a slight distance above the bottom of said member, so that an interspace or chamber 11 is formed between the disk and the bottom of the member 9.

The inner surface of the member 9 and the outer surface of member 5 are separated by an annular chamber, as shown, which chamber communicates with the interspace ll through openings l2, formed in the disk l0, these openings extending from the periphery of the disk inwardly to such a degree as to run under the flange 8 of the member 5. Thus communication is had between the member 5 and the chamber 13, between it and member 9, through the opening in the bottom of the member 5, the openings l2, the chamber l1, and back through openings l2. Therefore any excess of water that may be poured into the member 5 may rise in the member 9, and water may be contributed to the bottom of member 5 by pouring into the member 9.

To facilitate removal of a plant from the member 5, a disk 14 is disposed therein and lies against the bottom ofthe member, so that the plant may not be held by adhesion of its roots to the bottom of the pot.

Exteriorly of the member 9 is an ornamental casing l5, which is truste-conical in form and made in two parts divided by a plane including the axis of the casing, the two parts of the casing being hinged together at one edge and having clasps at their opposite edges to facilitate application and removal. At the upper edge of the casing is formed an inwardly-directed flange 16, which projects inwardly beyond the upper end of the member 9 to hide the latter.

In order that the member- 5 may be readily lowered into and raised from the member 9 and also in order that it may be lowered into and raised from a hole in the gropnd in which it may be deposited d uring the summer, han.- dles are provided. These handles are similar in form and, as shown in Fig. 2, each consists of a spring-wire 20, which is bent into U shape, the sides 2l and 22 thereof being bent upon themselves to lie in a common plane, after which the bent-over resultant ends 23 and 2l are bent into hook form, as shown, to engage over the upper edge of the pot or member 5. The extremity of the wire-forming side 2l is bent transversely of wires 2l and 22 and engaged with the latter,while the extrem- IOO .facilitate the operation.

ity of the side wire 22 is bentlaterally across the side 22 and is unconnected. The web of this U-shaped wire 2O lies against the side of the member 5 or adjacent thereto and extends below the flange at the upper end of said member. A second U-shaped wire 25 is dis'- posed between the sides 2l and 22 of the Wire 2O and has its ends bent outwardly and around the outer returned portions 26 and 27 of the sides 21 and 22, as shown, the Wire 25 being thus slidably engaged with Wire 20.

Ahoop 27 is passed around the pot or member 5, j ust below the upper fla-nge' thereof, and the web of the wire is connected thereto by means of links 28, the slidable engagement of wire 2O with wire 25 permitting the engagement of the hooks of wire 2O over the upper edge of the pot.

The construction described forms the means for attaching the handles to the pot, and the handles proper consist of metallic straps 30, which are passed around the Webs of wires 25 and extended upwardly between the legs thereof and have rings 31 engaged with their upper ends. Thus in raising the pot these rings serve as handles and may be grasped to The member 9 has also handles attached thereto and consisting of rings 38, secured to the inner face of the member by plates, which are passed through the rings and held by rivets.

In Fig. 4 of the drawings is shown a form of handleattaching device, comprising a frame consisting of a wire 40, having rectangular loops 41 and 42, formed at its ends and extending laterally therefrom, these loops forming guides for the hook member, which latter consists of a wire 44 bent upon itself to form two sides 45 and 46, which are then bent over to form a hook 47 for engagement over the upper edge of the pot, the lower end of the side 46 being bent laterally and having an eye formed therein which engages the side 45, the lower end of the side 45 being extended downwardly through the loop 42, below which it is turned transversely7 to prevent disengagement. A spring-plate 4S is fixed upon the outer side of the loop 42 and lies behind and against the side 46 of wire 44, the upper end of the plate being bent forwardly to form a spring-stop for the hook 47. Links 48 are connected with the loop 42 for-engagement with the wire about the pot, while a strap 49, of metal, is also engaged with loop 42 and passes above loop 4l, where it is provided with a ring 50.

It will be understood that in practice various modifications of the construction shown may be made' and that any suitable materials and' proportions may be used for the various parts Without departing from the spiritof the invention.

What is claimed isl. A composite flower-pot comprising an inner earth-holding member having a bottom flange and an opening in its base, a downwardly-tapered water-holding vessel inclosing' the earth-holding member, and a plate disposed in the water-holding vessel upon the convergent walls thereof and separated from the bottom thereof by an i-nteispace, said plate having radially-extending slots in its periphery and adapted to receive and support the earth-holding member with the bottom flange of the earth-holding member lying between the ends of each slot of the plate.

2. A composite flower-pot comprising an inner earth-holding member having a bottom ange and an opening in its base, a waterholding vessel inclosing the earth-holding member, and a plate disposed in the waterholding vessel and separated from the bottom thereof by an interspace, said plate being adapted to receive and support the earthholding member and having radially-extending slots formed through its periphery and lying with their ends at opposite sides of the flange of the earth-holding member, to permit direct communication between the iuclosure of the flange, the earth-holding member and the space between the plate and the bottom of the water-holding vessel.

3. A composite iiower-pot comprising an earth-holding m ember,a downwardly-tapered water vessel, a plate having radial slots extending from its periphery, said plate resting on the tapered walls of the vessel and sep-ft rated from the bottom thereof by an interspace, and adapted lo receive the earth-holding member, a flange on the bottom of the earth-holding member to rest on the plate between the ends of each of the slots thereof, and handles engaged with the earth-holding member and adapted to rest against the inner wall of the water vessel and hold the earthholding member with the flange thereof between the ends of the slots of the plate, said earth-holding member having also a central opening in its bottom.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

HENRY E. GUYN.

Witnesses:

WivLF. METTLEN, WM. H. BEATTY.

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